JP2006344106A - Page output controller and page output control program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a page output controller and a page output control program, controlling page output in a page output device such that sorting work after output is suppressed. <P>SOLUTION: This page output controller has: a page group acquisition part 610 acquiring a page group comprising a series of pages; an output condition setting part 620 designating a first copies with the page group as one copy, and a second copies fewer than the first copies, and setting a color or a position about each of a plurality of kinds of marks; and an output control part 630 making a printer output the pages corresponding to the first copies, outputting the mark aligned with the page on each paper sheet, and changing the mark in each the second copies. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a page output control device that controls page output in a page output device that records and outputs pages on paper, and a page output control program that causes a computer to operate as such a page output control device.

  In recent years, the printing field has also been digitized, and editors edit printed pages on an editing computer, and images of pages in which the placement positions of characters, photos, etc. on the pages have been determined. A form in which the represented image data is used as a document is widespread. In addition, along with such digitization, so-called on-demand printing has been realized, in which a necessary image can be printed immediately when necessary.

In on-demand printing, when creating a plurality of printed materials each consisting of a plurality of pages, so-called collation output is possible in which each page is sequentially output and the output operation is repeated as many times as necessary. In such collation output, in many cases, the page output device simply stacks the sheets on which the pages are recorded. Therefore, in order to clarify the division of each part and facilitate the work of sorting the sheets after output, when stacking the sheets on which the pages are recorded, a sheet different from the printed matter is inserted and output for each set. So-called slip sheet insertion has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-179268 A

  By the way, printed materials are often divided into several groups depending on packaging and delivery convenience. The above-described interleaf insertion technique is effective for such grouping. However, if the number of copies required for each group is large, the operator only needs to count the number of inserts inserted for each copy and sort the required number of copies. A big burden.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a page output control device that controls page output in a page output device and a page that causes a computer to operate as such a page output control device so as to reduce the labor of sorting after output. An object is to provide an output control program.

The page output control device of the present invention that achieves the above object includes a page group acquisition unit that acquires a page group consisting of a series of pages;
A copy number designating unit for designating a first number of copies of the page group as one copy and a second number of copies less than the first number of copies;
A page output device that records and outputs pages on paper outputs the first number of pages, outputs a mark on at least one sheet for each part, and outputs the mark for each second number of copies. And an output control unit to be changed.

  Here, “recording and outputting pages on a sheet” in the present invention may mean recording and outputting one page on one sheet, or a plurality of sheets on one sheet. It is also possible to record and output this page.

  According to the page output control device of the present invention, when the first number of pages are recorded on the sheet and output from the page output device, at least one or more pages for each portion are printed together with the page. Marked paper on which marks are recorded is output. The marks on the marked paper included in the paper group of each copy differ for each second number of copies designated by the number of copies designation portion. As a result, when sorting the piles of sheets on which pages are recorded into a plurality of sheet groups corresponding to a plurality of page groups, the user can easily work with the marked sheets included in the sheet groups of each section as clues. be able to. For example, if 10 copies are designated as the second number of copies in the number of copies designating section, the same mark is used to sort the piles of stacked sheets corresponding to 100 copies of paper into 60 and 40 copies. If a group of sheets containing marked sheets with a mark is included as one set, it is sufficient to sort the sheets into six sets of sheets and four sets of sheets. Also, for example, when a stack of sheets corresponding to 100 sheets of paper group is sorted into 5 groups every 20 copies, 20 copies are designated as the second number of copies in the number of copies designation section. Thus, the sorting is completed simply by dividing the stack of sheets into a group of sheets including marked sheets with the same mark. As described above, according to the page output control device of the present invention, page output in the page output device can be controlled so as to reduce the labor of sorting after output.

Here, the page output control device of the present invention includes a “mark creating unit that receives an operation of creating a plurality of types of marks,
The form in which the output control unit gives the plurality of types of marks to the page output device by changing the type for each of the second number of copies to be output on each sheet is a preferable mode.

  According to this preferred embodiment of the page output control device, a desired mark can be created by the mark creation section, and sorting after the page output can be facilitated by the created mark.

Further, in the page output control device of the present invention, a form that “the output control unit changes the mark position on each sheet for each second number of copies”, or
"The output control unit is to change the color of the mark for each second number of copies", or
The form “the output control unit changes the size of the mark for each second number of copies” is a typical form.

Moreover, the page output control program of the present invention that achieves the above object is incorporated in a computer, and on the computer,
A page group acquisition unit for acquiring a page group consisting of a series of pages;
A copy number designating unit for designating a first number of copies of the page group as one copy and a second number of copies less than the first number of copies;
A page output device that records and outputs pages on paper outputs the first number of pages, outputs a mark on at least one sheet for each part, and outputs the mark for each second number of copies. And an output control unit to be changed.

  According to the page output control program of the present invention, it is possible to easily realize a page output control device that controls page output in the page output device so as to reduce the labor of sorting after output.

  Note that the page output control program of the present invention is only shown in its basic form here, but this is merely to avoid duplication, and the page output control program according to the present invention includes the page output control program described above. Various forms corresponding to each form of the control device are included.

  As described above, according to the present invention, according to the present invention, page output in the page output device can be controlled so that the labor of sorting after output can be suppressed.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a printing system in which an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated.

  FIG. 1 shows a computer that constitutes the editing apparatuses 301 and 302, a computer that constitutes the RIP apparatus 100, and a printer 200.

  In the editing apparatuses 301 and 302, the pages constituting the printed matter are edited on the data, and image data representing the pages is sent to the RIP apparatus 100 via the communication network 300.

  The RIP device 100 receives image data from the editing devices 301 and 302, converts the image data into image data (raster data) representing an image with a raster image for the printer 200, and outputs the image data to the printer 200. It is. The image data may be received using a storage medium such as a CD-R (Compact Disc Recordable) or an MO (magneto-optical) disk, in addition to being received via the communication network 300.

  The RIP device 100 receives a plurality of image data representing a series of pages from the editing devices 301 and 302, converts the data into a series of raster data, and outputs the raster data to the printer 200. Output data sequentially. Then, the printer 200 is instructed to perform collation output for sequentially outputting a series of pages represented by the raster data on the paper, and the page group including the series of pages is regarded as one copy. The page output in the printer 200 can be controlled so as to output only on the paper. Here, in the present embodiment, the RIP device 100 causes the printer 200 to output one page on one sheet.

  Furthermore, the RIP device 100 can perform marking that causes the printer 200 to record the mark along with the page on the paper. In this embodiment, this marking is performed on all sheets on which pages are recorded. In the present embodiment, such marking is performed by processing raster data representing each page in the RIP device 100 to create raster data representing marked pages in which marks are arranged on each page. In the RIP device 100, when marking, the marks arranged on each page are changed for each desired number of copies. Then, such marked pages with different marks for each desired number of copies can be recorded on the paper, so that it is convenient to sort the paper after output. Details of this marking will be described later with reference to another drawing.

  In addition, the RIP device 100 can control the page output in the printer 200 so as to insert and output a sheet of unrecorded pages for each copy, and can further improve the sorting after the output. Here, in the following, the process of inserting sheets of unrecorded pages one by one is referred to as slip sheet insertion, and the inserted sheet is referred to as slip sheet. The RIP device 100 corresponds to an embodiment of the page output control device of the present invention.

  When the raster data representing a page is sent from the RIP device 100, the printer 200 converts the page represented by the raster data into C (cyan), M (magenta), Y (yellow), K ( Black) is output onto the paper with four colors of toner.

  The feature of the printing system shown in FIG. 1 as an embodiment of the present invention is the operation content in the computer operating as the RIP device 100. Therefore, the following description will be given focusing on the RIP device 100.

  The RIP device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is configured by a computer as described above. The computer includes a main body 101 incorporating a CPU, a main storage device, a hard disk, a communication board, and the like, and instructions from the main body 101. The CRT display 102 for displaying images and character strings on the display screen, the keyboard 103 for inputting user instructions and character information to the computer, and an arbitrary position on the display screen of the CRT display 102 are designated. Thus, a mouse 104 for inputting an instruction corresponding to an icon or the like displayed at the position is provided.

  The main body 101 is loaded with a CD-ROM 105 (not shown in FIG. 1; see FIG. 2) and a CD-R so as to be freely removable, and information stored in the CD-ROM 105 and the CD-R so loaded. A CD-ROM drive for reproducing is stored. Further, a magneto-optical disk (MO) 106 (not shown in FIG. 1; see FIG. 2) is detachably loaded in the main body 101, and an MO that records and reproduces information with respect to the MO 106 thus loaded. A drive is also built-in.

  FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of a computer constituting the RIP device.

  In this hardware configuration diagram, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 111, a RAM 112, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 113, an MO drive 114, a CD-ROM drive 115, and a communication board 116 are shown. 110 are mutually connected.

  The HDD 113 has a built-in hard disk 120 that is a kind of recording medium, and records and reproduces information on the hard disk 120.

  The communication board 116 is connected to a communication line such as a LAN (Local Area Network). The RIP apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 can send and receive data to and from other computer systems via a communication network 300 connected via the communication board 116, and output image data to the printer 200. Can also be done.

  2 shows the mouse 104, keyboard 103, and CRT display 102 shown in FIG. 1 connected to the bus 110 via a plurality of I / O interfaces (not shown).

  Here, an embodiment of the page output control program of the present invention is stored in the CD-ROM 105. The CD-ROM 105 is loaded in the main body 101, and the page output control program stored in the CD-ROM 105 is read by the CD-ROM drive 115 and installed in the hard disk 120 via the bus 110.

  When the page output control program installed in the hard disk 120 is activated, the page output control program in the hard disk 120 is loaded into the RAM 112 and executed by the CPU 111. When one embodiment of the page output control program of the present invention is activated and executed, the RIP device 100 operates as one embodiment of the page output control device of the present invention.

  2 illustrates the CD-ROM 105 as a storage medium for storing the page output control program. However, the storage medium for storing the page output control program of the present invention is not limited to the CD-ROM. Other storage media such as an optical disk, MO, flexible disk (FD), and magnetic tape may be used. Further, the page output control program of the present invention may be supplied directly to a computer via a communication network, not via a storage medium.

  In the following description, the components shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the page output control program of the present invention.

  FIG. 3 shows a CD-ROM 105 in which a page output control program 500, which is an embodiment of the page output control program of the present invention, is stored.

  The page output control program 500 is executed in the computer of the RIP device 100 shown in FIG. 1, and operates the RIP device 100 as an embodiment of the page output control device of the present invention. An output condition setting unit 520 and an output control unit 530. Details of each element of the page output control program 500 will be described later.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the RIP device shown in FIG.

  The RIP device 100 is configured by installing and executing the page output control program 500 of FIG. 3 on a computer.

  The RIP device 100 includes a page group acquisition unit 610, an output condition setting unit 620, an output control unit 630, and a memory 640.

  The page group acquisition unit 610, the output condition setting unit 620, and the output control unit 630 are included in the page group acquisition unit 510, the output condition setting unit 520, and the output control unit 530 that constitute the page output control program 500 illustrated in FIG. Each element in FIG. 4 corresponds to each element in FIG. 3, and each element in FIG. 4 corresponds to the hardware of the computer and the computer. 3 is different from the first embodiment in that each element of the page output control program shown in FIG. 3 is constituted only by the application program. The page group acquisition unit 610 corresponds to an example of a page group acquisition unit in the page output control device of the present invention, and the output condition setting unit 620 includes a number specification unit, a mark creation unit, and the like in the page output control device of the present invention. The output control unit 630 corresponds to an example of the output control unit in the page output control apparatus of the present invention.

  The page group acquisition unit 610 acquires a series of image data representing each of the series of pages as a part of a page group including a series of pages, converts the image data into raster data, compresses the raster data, and stores the raster data in the memory 640. Store.

  The output condition setting unit 620 includes various setting conditions regarding the desired number of copies to be output as a printed matter by the printer 200, the collation output, the slip sheet insertion, and the marking, respectively. An output condition is designated by an operator's input operation on the following setting screen.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a setting screen for setting output conditions in the printer shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a setting screen for setting setting conditions related to marking.

  Hereinafter, the setting screen 650 shown in FIG. 5 will be described by focusing on the part where setting conditions relating to a desired number of copies, collation output, slip sheet insertion, and marking are set. In addition, the setting screen 650 includes other portions where various settings such as a printing range and a color material used for printing are performed. However, since these are not the subject of the present invention, description thereof is omitted. To do.

  The setting screen 650 includes a copy number setting unit 651, a print pattern setting unit 652, a paper selection unit 653, a slip sheet insertion setting unit 654, a mark setting unit 655, an OK button 656, a cancel button 667, and an execution button 658. ing.

  In the copy number setting unit 651, a desired number of copies to be output as a printed material is numerically input.

  The print pattern setting unit 652 outputs the page on both sides of the sheet or outputs on one side, whether collation output is executed, the orientation of the page with respect to the sheet, a series of pages are output in ascending order, or in descending order. Five conditions are set: whether to output and whether to perform the spelling process for the page group. In the present embodiment, a desired one can be selected from six types of combinations of these five conditions, and each condition can be arbitrarily set.

  In the paper selection unit 653, the type of paper to be output for each page is set. Here, this paper setting can also be performed by operating a tray selection pull-down menu 653a to select a desired tray from among a plurality of trays provided in the printer 200, or a media selection pull-down menu. This can also be done by operating the menu 653b and specifying the paper type itself.

  In the slip sheet insertion setting unit 654, first, whether or not to perform slip sheet insertion is set by a click operation on the check box 654a. Further, which tray of the plurality of trays of the printer 200 is used as the slip sheet is set by an operation of the tray selection pull-down menu 654b, and the slip sheet is inserted at any position before or after each page group. Is performed by a click operation on the radio button 654c.

  In the mark setting unit 655, a numerical value is input to the copy number input unit 655a as to how many copies of the mark are to be changed. Further, a plurality of types of marks are set on the mark setting screen 660 of FIG. 6 that is opened when the setting screen call button 655b is clicked.

  The mark setting screen 660 of FIG. 6 includes a paper size setting unit 661, a mark number setting unit 662, a mark position setting unit 663, a mark size setting unit 664, a mark color setting unit 665, a display unit 666, a cancel button 667, and an OK button. 668 and a back button 669 are provided.

  In the paper size setting unit 661, the size of the paper on which each page is recorded is set by operating the pull-down menu 661a.

  In the mark number setting unit 662, an identification number (mark number) for a mark to be set is set by operating the pull-down menu 662a.

  In the present embodiment, a rectangular mark M is set as shown in FIG.

  In the mark position setting unit 663, the position of the mark M on the sheet is the horizontal direction (ie, the x-axis direction) of the mark M when the lower left corner of the sheet is the origin (0, 0). And the increase / decrease buttons 663a and 663b in the vertical direction (that is, the y-axis direction) are clicked or set directly.

  In the mark size setting unit 664, the size of the mark M is set by directly clicking the increase / decrease buttons 664a and 664b for the width (ie, the size in the x-axis direction) and the height (ie, the size in the y-axis direction). Set by input.

  In the mark color setting unit 665, the color of the mark M is set by operating the pull-down menu 665a.

  The display unit 666 schematically displays the image of the mark M set in each unit described above. In the present embodiment, the position and size of the mark M can be changed by operating the mouse on the display unit 666, and the position and size of the mark M are set on the display unit 666 in addition to the above-described units. can do.

  When all of the marks M set in each of the above parts are to be set again, the cancel button 667 is clicked, and the setting contents are cancelled. When the mark M is approved, an OK button 668 is clicked. The above-described processing is repeated as many times as desired while changing the mark number, and the desired contents for setting the marks having different positions and colors are created. Here, the setting content for each type of mark is identified by a mark number included in each setting content.

  When the return button 669 at the end of the above operation is clicked, the screen returns to 650 in the setting screen of FIG. When all the setting contents in 650 are reset on the setting screen of FIG. 5, the cancel button 657 is clicked to cancel the setting contents. Further, when approving the setting contents in 650 on this setting screen, an OK button 656 is clicked. When the execution button 658 is finally clicked, the setting contents described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 are passed to the output control unit 630 in FIG. 4 and the following processing according to the setting contents is performed. Is executed by the output control unit 630.

  The output control unit 630 in FIG. 4 performs marking according to the above-described setting contents regarding the mark, and causes the printer 200 in FIG. 1 to output a marked page. The decompression unit 631, the marker 632, the printer driver 633, A copy counter 634 and a mark selector 635 are provided.

  The decompression unit 631 reads the compressed data representing each page corresponding to one unit, which is acquired by the page group acquisition unit 610, converted into raster data, further compressed and stored in the memory 640, from the memory 640, and raster data Stretch to.

  The marker 632 processes raster data representing each page obtained by the decompression unit 631 to create raster data representing a marked page in which marks selected by the mark selector 635 are arranged on each page as will be described later. To do. Also, the marker 632 is notified of the desired number of copies to be output as a printed matter from the output condition setting unit 620, and the marker 632 sequentially creates raster data representing marked pages by the desired number of copies. .

  The printer driver 633 sequentially sends the raster data representing the marked pages, which are sequentially generated by the marker 632, to the printer 200, and causes the printer 200 to output the pages on the paper for the desired number of copies. repeat.

  The copy counter 634 counts the number of copies of raster data sent from the printer driver 633 to the printer 200. Here, the number of copies whose mark is to be changed is transmitted from the output condition setting unit 620 to the number of copies counter 634. When the number of copies reaches the number of copies to be changed, the number counter 634 sends a mark selector 635 to the mark selector 635. Instructs the mark change and resets the counter.

  The mark selector 635 is notified of the setting contents for each of a plurality of types of marks having different positions and colors from the output condition setting unit 620, and the mark selector 635 receives the setting contents for the mark from the copy counter 634. Each time a change instruction is issued, the change is made as follows and the change is transmitted to the marker 632. As described above, the setting content for a mark includes a mark number that is an identification number for the mark. First, the mark selector 635 transmits the setting content corresponding to the mark number “1” to the marker 632, and when a mark change instruction is issued from the copy counter 634, the setting content is changed to the setting content corresponding to the mark number “2”. Change and communicate to marker 632. Thereafter, each time a mark change instruction is issued from the copy counter 634, the mark selector 635 sequentially changes the setting contents in ascending order of the mark number and transmits the change to the marker 632. When the mark change instruction continues even after the setting content corresponding to the last mark number is transmitted to the marker 632, the mark selector 635 returns to the mark number “1”, and the setting content is again sequentially in the ascending order of the mark number. Is transmitted to the marker 632.

  Based on the raster data representing the marked page created by the printer 200 by the operation of the RIP apparatus 100 described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6, the marked page is recorded on the paper in the printer 200, and the following Are overlaid.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which sheets on which marked pages are recorded by the printer of FIG. 1 are stacked with 5 pages as one copy.

  In FIG. 7, the desired number of copies to be output as a printed material is set to 100 in the copy number setting unit 651 in FIG. 5, and the slip sheet insertion setting unit 654 inserts the slip sheet at the head of each page group. Furthermore, when the mark setting unit 655 is set to change the mark for every 10 copies, a group of sheets output from the printer and stacked is shown.

  When a page is recorded on a sheet according to such a setting and output, first, a sheet on which a marked page marked according to the setting content corresponding to the mark number “1” is recorded has five pages as one. Only 10 copies of the sheet group P1 to be set are output with the single sheet Pa interposed in front of the sheet group P1 of each set. Then, two types of paper groups P2 and P3 made of paper on which two types of marked pages with marks corresponding to the mark number “2” and the mark number “3” are recorded sandwich the interleaf paper Pa. 10 copies of each are output. Next, only 10 copies of the sheet group P1 with a mark corresponding to the mark number “1” are output again. Thereafter, until the total number of copies reaches 100, the sheet group P1 corresponding to each of the mark number “1”, the mark number “2”, and the mark number “3” is sequentially and repeatedly output by 10 copies. Since the sheets output and stacked in this way are different in the position and color of the marks arranged on the page on each sheet every 10 copies, for example, the group of 100 sheets of paper Pc is sorted every 20 copies. Or a sorting operation such as sorting 100 paper groups Pc into 40 and 60 copies. Further, since the blank paper Pb is inserted for each copy, the page group of each copy can be easily taken out.

  As described above, according to the RIP device 100 of the present embodiment, page output in the printer 200 can be controlled so as to reduce the labor of sorting after output.

  In the above description, as an example of the output control unit according to the present invention, the output control unit 630 that causes the printer to output one page on one sheet is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. The output control unit of the invention may be, for example, a unit that causes a printer to output a plurality of pages on one sheet.

  In the above description, as an example of the output control unit according to the present invention, the output control unit 630 that causes the printer to record marks on all sheets on which pages are recorded is illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the output control unit of the present invention may be, for example, a unit that records a mark on a predetermined sheet of a sheet group corresponding to a page group of each unit.

  Further, in the above, as an example of the output control unit according to the present invention, output control is performed in which raster data representing a marked page is created in accordance with the setting condition relating to the marking and the raster data representing the marked page is sent to the printer 200. Although the part 630 is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this. The output control unit of the present invention, for example, sends the above set condition to the printer together with raster data representing the page, and instructs the printer to record the page and the mark side by side on the sheet based on the set condition. Etc.

  In the above description, the output control unit 630 that changes both the position and color of the marks arranged on each page for each desired number of copies is illustrated as an example of the output control unit according to the present invention. The marking portion of the present invention is not limited to this, for example, only the position of the mark arranged on each page may be changed for each desired number of copies, or only the color of the mark arranged on each page. May be changed for each desired number of copies.

  In the above description, as an example of the output control unit according to the present invention, an output control unit that receives setting conditions set by an operation on the mark setting screen 660, creates raster data representing a marked page, and sends the raster data to the printer 200. Although 630 is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this. The output control unit of the present invention, for example, has a plurality of types of fixed setting conditions in advance for the above-mentioned marks, and creates raster data representing marked pages according to the fixed setting conditions. Also good.

1 is a diagram illustrating a printing system in which an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated. It is a hardware block diagram of the computer which comprises a RIP apparatus. It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of the page output control program of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the RIP apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a setting screen for setting output conditions in the printer shown in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows the setting screen which sets the setting condition regarding marking. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state in which sheets on which marked pages are recorded by the printer of FIG. 1 are stacked with five pages as one copy.

Explanation of symbols

100 RIP device 101 Main body 102 CRT display 103 Keyboard 104 Mouse 105 CD-ROM
106 MO
110 bus 111 CPU
112 RAM
113 HDD
114 MO drive 115 CD-ROM drive 116 Communication board 120 Hard disk 200 Printer 300 Communication network 301, 302 Editing device 500 Page output control program 510 Page group acquisition unit 520 Output condition setting unit 530 Output control unit 610 Page group acquisition unit 620 Output Condition setting unit 630 Output control unit 631 Expansion unit 632 Marker 633 Printer driver 634 Number counter 635 Mark selector 640 Memory 650 Setting screen 651 Copy number setting unit 652 Print pattern setting unit 653 Paper selection unit 653a Tray selection pull-down menu 653b Media selection Pull-down menu 654 Insert sheet setting section 654a Check box 654b Pull-down menu for tray selection 654c Radio button 655 Mark setting part 655a Copy number input part 655b Setting screen call button 656 OK button 657 Cancel button 658 Execution button 660 Mark setting screen 661 Paper size setting part 661a Pull-down menu 662 Mark number setting part 662a Pull-down menu 663 Mark position setting part 663a, 663b Increase / decrease button 664 Mark size setting part 664a, 664b Increase / decrease button 665 Mark color setting part 665a Pull-down menu 666 Display part 667 Cancel button 668 OK button 669 Return button

Claims (6)

A page group acquisition unit for acquiring a page group consisting of a series of pages;
A copy number designating unit for designating a first number of copies of the page group as one copy and a second number of copies smaller than the first number of copies;
A page output device that records and outputs pages on paper outputs the first number of pages, outputs a mark on at least one sheet for each part, and outputs the mark for each second number of copies. A page output control device comprising: an output control unit for changing the output control unit. It has a mark creation unit that receives operations to create multiple types of marks,
2. The output control unit according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of types of marks are given to the page output device by changing the types for each of the second number of copies and output on each sheet. Page output controller.   2. The page output control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output control unit changes the mark position on each sheet for every second number of copies.   2. The page output control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output control unit changes the color of the mark for every second number of copies.   2. The page output control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output control unit changes the size of the mark for each of the second number of copies. Embedded in a computer, on the computer,
A page group acquisition unit for acquiring a page group consisting of a series of pages;
A copy number designating unit for designating a first number of copies of the page group as one copy and a second number of copies smaller than the first number of copies;
A page output device that records and outputs pages on paper outputs the first number of pages, outputs a mark on at least one sheet for each part, and outputs the mark for each second number of copies. A page output control program characterized by constructing an output control unit to be changed.

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